Dinesh Chandra Chattopadhyay facts for kids

Dinesh Chandra Chattopadhyay (born January 27, 1917 – died February 10, 1995) was a famous Bengali writer and editor. He is best known for his many books written especially for children. He also started a popular children's magazine and a publishing company.

Early Life and Inspirations

Dinesh Chandra Chattopadhyay was born in 1917 in a village called Paikara, which was then part of British India. Today, this area is in Bangladesh. His father, Abani Bhushan, was a mathematician and wrote textbooks.

Dinesh studied at St. Xavier's College, Kolkata. Later, he earned his Master's degree in English from Calcutta University. While in college, he became interested in social and political movements. He joined the Communist Party of India in 1939. He also worked as a volunteer for Swadhinata, a Bengali weekly magazine.

A Career in Children's Literature

Dinesh Chandra Chattopadhyay loved writing for young people. He published many Bengali books for children from his family's publishing house, Bidyoday Library, in Kolkata.

In 1968, he started a special magazine just for kids called Kishore Bharati. This magazine became very popular. His novels, Duranta Eagal and Nil Ghurni, first appeared in Kishore Bharati as serials. These stories helped him become well-known.

He received important awards for his work. In 1962, he won a National Award for his book Bhayankarer Jibankotha. Later, in 1987, he received the Vidyasagar Smriti Puraskar for his classic novel Duranta Eagal.

In 1982, he started another publishing company named Patra Bharati. Sometimes, he used a different name for his writings, called Dinanath Kashyap.

His Famous Books

Here are some of the books written by Dinesh Chandra Chattopadhyay:

• Duranta Eagal
• Nil Ghurni
• Manush Omanush
• Kaler Joyadanka Baje
• Bigganer Duswapna
• Dussahasi Ranju
• Bhayankarer Jibankotha
• Bhaba Samagra (Volume 1 & 2)
• Galpo Bole Bharat
• Chirakaler Golpo
• Oder Banchte Dao